Nevertheless, Ostrander does a reasonable job here. The backstory we, the audience, is aware of, is actually the future of the galaxy, and while we know where we are going, the lack of history makes for some challenging writing, and reading. Because this a region of Star Wars history never really explored fully before, writer John Ostrander has consigned himself in a difficult position of trying to tell a story within an established universe but without the benefit of a historic backstory. The story writing in Dawn Of The Jedi continues to be solid, but quite difficult to follow due to its expositional nature. I am looking forward to learning more about this character in future issues. Master Quan-Jang is also a hyper-cool inclusion in these two issues, and the character design looks to take cross-influences from Morpheus of The Matrix, and Riddick. His nightmarish visions of being overtaken by spiders is done so frighteningly well, artist Jan Duursema should be commended for accurately pinpointing how trapped the character is, without making it come across tawdry or campy. Xesh is overanalyzed with a back story that establishes why he is so entrenched into the Dark Side of the Force without him even being cognizant of it. Several cool characters arise in these chapters with some exploration into their psyche. The entire system appears to be becoming imbalanced, and the consequences could potentially threaten the existence of the JeвЂ™daii and the balance of the Force. While the young JeвЂ™daii confronting Xesh begin to lose focus, their masters begin a search for them, encompassing dangerous areas of Tython made even more dangerous by the Force storm. Members of the enigmatic JeвЂ™daii Order find themselves corrupted by XeshвЂ™s Dark Side leanings, and torn away from the doctrine of keeping the Force in balance. His mere presence there ignites a gigantic Force Storm, of the likes has never been seen in the galaxy, nor probably would ever be seen again. Xesh, a Force Hound for the Rakatan Empire (basically a Force-sensitive warrior who tracks down Force energies for the Rakatans), finds himself on Tython. Complete with references to and cameo appearances of the Rakatan Empire, Dawn Of The Jedi covers an immeasurable amount of ground that is sometimes a little too much to digest. Issues #3 and #4 of Dawn Of The Jedi: Force Storm continues this universe revealed in the opening chapters of this series, which seems to be serving as a вЂњBook of GenesisвЂќ for the Jedi Order.

This is the Star Wars galaxy before it was the Star Wars galaxy where the Balance of the Force is beyond important and more significant to the plot than what it was in the films. The intriguing basis for Star Wars: Dawn Of The Jedi continues to be its greatest selling point: this is a time before Jedi and Sith, and before the Light Side and Dark Side of the Force was so diametrically opposed to each other.

Written by John Ostrander and Jan Duursema

Star Wars: Dawn Of The Jedi вЂ“ Force Storm #3 and #4

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